Motor-reversing means.



H B. TAYLOR, MOTOR REVERSING MEANS. v I I APPLICATION IILBD T3123, l9l 2. u 1,080,026, Patenteei Dec. 2,1913;

INVENTUH M 13 BY 7 ATTORNEY HAROLD, B. TAYLOR, or WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, i 'ss'rcno n frb wnsrmenousn armature of an electric motor, and it has for its object to so arrangethe circuit connections of a motor thata very simple controller may be employed to reverse the direction of current flow in the armature and thereby reverse its direction, of. rot-ation, the total field magnet Winding being active for both directions of rotation, Whereby its weiglit and dimensions may. be rela tively small. I

In the single figure of the accompanying drawing, which diagrammatically trates a. system of connections of a motor embodying my invention, the entire field magnet Winding of the motor, comprising coils l and 2, is directly connected between conductors 3 and. t of av suitable supply circuit, the said conducto's being also respec tively connected to stationary contact members 5 and 6 of av reversing controller which may be actuated, either manually or auto-- matically," by any suitable means (not shown), such as relays or mechanical devices.

One terminal of the armature 7 of the motor is connected to an intermediate point of the field magnet Winding, such as to the connection between the two coils that surround the opposite legs or poles of the magnet, and the other terminal of the armature is connected to a movable contactfmember 8 ofthe controller that is adapted to engage the one or the other of the stationary contact members 5 and 6, according tothe desired direction of rotation of the motor armature.

During the use. of the device, the entire field magnet Winding is connected between the circuit conductors band 4 and, consequently, it remains continuously active.-

Vlien the contact member 8 does not engage either of the stat onary contact members 5 or 6, the armature 7 remains stationary, but if it 18 caused to. engage the member 5, the

armature will be connected in parallel with Speeification of Letters Patent.

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- @PE TJFQAND 'MANHEAQ Q R IY M men ;Q N M Patented Dee. 2,1913;

Application fi1ed Fbruary23, 1912 Serial No. 679,285.

.the field magnet'coil 1 and in series with the. coil 2, Whereas, if it is causedt'o engage the contact member 6, the armaturawill be connected in series vith the coil 1 and in parallel with the coil 2, the directions both 50' of. current flow therein. and of rotation be ing reversed. Y

Since the field magnet winding is'used in its entirety, rather than. one portion there' of .for one'direct-ion of rotation and another portion thereof for the opposite direc-- tlon of rotation, afminimum amount of-field magnet winding is necessary, an. conse{ quently, the motor may be small and compact. Furthermore, since thecircuits which are broken by disengagement oi the contact member 8 from the st tionary members 5 and 6 are shunt ci'; s, the amount-of sparking'between the said terminals is very miich less than would. occur if the entire cir-- cnit were interrupted, and, there is conmqnently little danger of? injuring the con- -tact members'hy such sparking,

I claim as my invention: I

1. Tliecomhinaticn With an electric motor having one terminal of its .armatnre connected to an intermediate point of'its. field magnet Winding, of a controlling de-- vice comprising a single Contact member qthat is connected tothe other terminal of 35 the armature and is relatively movable betweenand adapted to engage the one .or the other of two other inemb'ers that are respectively connected to the terminals of the field magnet Winding.

2.,The combination with an electric ino tor havin oneterminal .of its armature connected to an intermediate. pointoi its, field magnet winding,- of a single movable" contact member for connecting theotherrterniinal of the armature to the one 'or the other terminal of the fieldmagnet winding.

3. The combination with an electrical circuit. and-a motor havingits field magnet'l. winding connected .between the circuit conf doctors and having one terminalof its at? mature connected to anintermediate point I of the field magnet Winding, of a controlling device comprising a contact member that is connected to the other te'rminal ,of Q

the armature and is :relatively mo'rable to engage the one or the other of two other hers that are respectively connected to eiiit conductors. The comb nation with an electrical circuit, and a motor having its field magnet In testimony whereof, I have hereunto windingeqlmected between the circuit consubscribed my name this 20th day of Feb- 10 ductors and having one terminal of its an ruary, 1912. mature connected. to an intermediate point of the field magnet winding, of means for HAROLD TAYLOR connecting the other terminal of the arma- \Vitnesses: ture to' the one or the other conductor of PAUL MACG'AHAN,

the circuit. B. B. Hmns. 

